Built in 1902, it is an important local example of Italian Renaissance architecture, designed by the architect William R. Miller.

[1] The former Jordan School building stands on the southeast side of Wood Street, in a residential area between the city's commercial downtown and the Bates College campus.

The main facade is fourteen bays wide, divided into three sections separated by slightly projecting entry and stair houses.

The center section is the most elaborate, with paired windows separated by pilasters on the second and third floors, topped by rounded arches above.

[2] The city's high school was founded in 1850, and originally met at a site now occupied by the Dingley Building.